The McCollough Effect Occurs When

question 60

Multiple Choice

The McCollough effect occurs when

• A) the CS influences the form of the US.
• B) blocking and overshadowing occur with compensatory responses.
• C) negative visual afterimages are conditioned to the CS.
• D) the context blocks configural conditioning or occasion setting.

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Definitions:

Myelination

The process of coating the axons of neurons with a fatty layer, myelin, which speeds up the transmission of electrical signals in the nervous system.

Myelin Sheaths

The fatty covering that wraps around the axons of many neurons, which helps increase the speed at which electrical impulses propagate along the nerve cells.

Neuron's Axon

The long, slender projection of a neuron that conducts electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body.

Auditory Cortex

The part of the brain that is responsible for processing auditory information, situated in the temporal lobe and critical for interpreting sounds and language.